World Cup - Spain midfielder Thiago to miss Brazil 2014

Spain and Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara will miss the World Cup for the defending champions as well as the German Cup final after undergoing surgery on torn knee ligaments, the club said on Thursday.

The 23-year-old, who joined Bayern this season and was named in Spain's World Cup squad on Monday, has been out since March with a different ligament injury in the same right knee and was hoping to play in the Cup final against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.